Mufti Munir Shakir

Mufti Munir Shakir was a Pakistani Islamist cleric and the founder of Lashkar-e-Islam.

Biography
Mufti Munir Shakir was a religious leader from the Kurram Agency of north-west Pakistan, and he was ejected by tribal elders in 2004 following a mosque bombing committed by his militant group, Lashkar-e-Islam. He moved to Bara Tehsil in the Khyber Agency and opened his own pirate radio station, promoting his religious beliefs; one of his most outrageous statements was that opium was halal when produced or used for medical purposes. In 2006, a radio dispute led to Shakir going into hiding and leaving Mangal Bagh in command of his militant group.